Accident Steen Skybolt N711PC, Saturday 10 November 1973
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Date:Saturday 10 November 1973
Time:14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic BOLT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Steen Skybolt
Owner/operator:Paul C Cameron
Registration: N711PC
MSN: PP-1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Sand Springs, Oklahoma -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs Municipal Airport (KO
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 10/11/1973: crashed near William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, Sand Springs Municipal Airport (OWP/KOWP) in a near vertical pull up to about 250 feet agl, then into a 60 degree left bank. Aircraft descended in a slow rotation, and failed to pull out of dive.

Both persons on board killed. The NTSB report noted "Pilot in command failed to obtain/maintain flying speed; improper operation of flight controls"

Registration N711PC cancelled 5/12/1973

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW74FPM12
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: FTW74FPM12 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=84405&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=711PC
3. https://planecrashmap.com/plane/ok/N711PC/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Pogue_Municipal_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
26-Jun-2018 13:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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